I have an OAK-1 and OAK D IoT 40 camera and am trying to figure out if there is a way to program either of them or use another device to be able to switch them on/off to conserve power? Also I would like to know if it's possible to customize the timer remotely as they will be in remote locations.

To switch on/off the OAK-1 and OAK-D IoT 40 cameras to conserve power, you can use an external device like a microcontroller or a Single Board Computer (SBC) such as a Raspberry Pi. You can control the power supply to the cameras using the GPIO pins of the microcontroller or SBC. However, please note that the cameras do not have a built-in sleep mode or power-saving mode. They will start running as soon as they are powered on and will stop when the power is cut off.

As for customizing the timer remotely, you can use a device with network capabilities like a Raspberry Pi or an ESP32 board. You can write a program that runs on this device to control the cameras based on a timer. This program can be updated remotely if the device is connected to the internet. However, please note that the OAK cameras themselves do not have built-in network capabilities. They can only communicate with the device they are directly connected to.

For programming the cameras, you can use the DepthAI API which supports Python and C++. You can write a program that runs on the host device (like a Raspberry Pi or ESP32) to control the cameras. This program can be updated remotely if the host device is connected to the internet.

Ok, thank you! That helps me out a lot.